August 16, 2013

Brand new "I Start, You Finish" journals from the creatologie studio!

This past Monday
morning, I woke up feeling totally compelled to create.

Have you
ever had that overwhelming feeling that you just needed to do a certain
something...and that you just couldn't rest until you did that something?
Well, that's just what happened in the creatologie studio and now
there are several brand new "I Start, You Finish" journals that I
wanted to share with you.

It's
been a little while since I released any "I Start, You Finish"
projects...but the ideas and the little parts and pieces I was saving for the
covers were starting to accumulate...could very well be why I felt so
compelled!

If
you're new to the creatologie studio and my blog, you may not know what "I
Start, You Finish" journals/albums/projects are. They are projects
that I begin with a theme, a color scheme, and a handmade or pre-made book or album.
In the case of books and albums, I complete the cover and spine, leaving
the book interiors for you to finish. It's a great way to be able to use
things that you have...and to detail and
personalize the interior pages to reflect your style, display your photos and
record your stories.

Many of
you have told me that you have a hard time getting a project started...that you
need someone to kind of set the mood and get you going and once that happens,
you are off and running. That works really well for me...as I love to get
things going...and I absolutely love doing the covers.
I guess that means that we make a good team, right? Grin.

OK, let
me show you what I've got this time.

LOVE
NOTES

Love Notes is a hand
made hard back book with an interior flap. It's filled with sturdy
watercolor paper (12 pages, plus the inside covers and flaps), pre-washed with
light walnut ink, all ready for you to add the detailing. Pull back the
flap and you will find a folded page of parchment paper...perfect for writing
the story. The outside of the book is covered with a washed black/ivory
ticking stripe fabric and handmade lace removed from vintage (early 1900's)
French pillowcases which were worn and torn beyond repair.

There are so many layers on the cover...wedding lace, a
shabby metal card tin with handle, three beautiful heart themed tags inside the
tin, hand dyed flowers and crinkle ribbon, old buttons, an embossed pewter
strip with the word LOVE, a key, diamond and vintage Japanese pearl, vintage
leaf appliques, and a beautiful silver/black puffy heart bead. All of
these add up to a beautiful, feminine book, perfect for an anniversary, a
wedding, a bridal shower, or just a special book to celebrate love.

This "I Start, You Finish" Love Notes hand made
book can be yours for just $97, plus shipping. Just click on the Buy Now
button below to place your order for this one of a kind album.

SOLD. THANK YOU!

CLASSICAL OLD WORLD JOURNAL

Leonardo's
beautiful women are a great inspiration for an Old World
classic journal. One of his wonderful faces graces the cover of this
beautiful journal...complete with a finish I applied that makes it look and
feel like an actual painted canvas.

She is
surrounded by old wedding lace, Italian made trim, old glass pearls, vintage
chain with beads, script fabric and wonderful metal charms. The lace and
fabrics are hand dyed and the pearls and buttons are sewn by hand onto the
cover and spine. Oh, you will love the spine...more trim with beautiful heart buttons the color of old gold sewn on it. Stunningly beautiful!

On the inside, there are 36 hand stitched pages in ivory, black and old gold...and some gorgeous hand made French lace borders one of the pages...so very pretty. The inside covers are hand stamped with a flourish and old gold paint. If you love the look of classic Old World, you won't want to miss out on this one. Just $97, plus shipping, and it can joint your display of beautiful albums. Perfect for a European travel journal, a journal about special women in your life or maybe just a beautiful book for your mother or grandmother. Click on the Buy Now button below to purchase.SOLD. THANK YOU!FABULOUS FALL ALBUMFall is just around the corner for many of you in the Northern Hemisphere. Such a gorgeous time of year really deserves to have its very own special and beautiful album. Enter the Fabulous Fall Album, an 11 x 9 1/2" three ring binder (perfect for lots of photos and stories), with a wonderfully detailed cover.
If you love lots of texture, you will love the richness of this cover. There's a burlap background, a very realistic looking tree trunk, lots of vintage linen fabric leaves with amber glass beads painstakingly sewn on by hand, vintage French trim, an antique brass heart embedded in the tree trunk (you can even add some initials with a permanent marker, if you want :)) and a chalkboard title block with metal index plate. There's lots of flexibility with the title...simply use a chalk ink pen, white marker or white chalk to give the album its very special name.
Don't you just want to reach out and touch it? The spine of the book is finished with gathered vintage linen fabric and wonderful charms...rhinestone studded metal flower charms and vintage brass leaves. The aged patina of the metals just totally makes me think of fall and the beautiful colors of the season.
This album also comes with a small package of coordinating trims...a variety of linen, burlap, and jute...perfect for finishing the interior chipboard pages.All of this can be yours for just $97, plus shipping. Click on the Buy Now button below to add this beauty to your collection.SOLD. THANK YOU!SIMPLE ELEGANCE HOLIDAY ALBUMIt's never too early to start planning for the holidays! This French stitched holiday book is one of my class samples...I ended up teaching this workshop two times and made the samples just a bit different for each class. Rather than keeping them both, I thought I'd share one of them with you...especially if you missed out on the workshop or the extra kits.
This totally hand made fabric book features a padded cover and 18 interior pages, all fabric...soft and padded as well. The pages are stitched together in the French stitch binding...beautiful to display for sure. Gracing the cover is a stocking, meticulously hand beaded and stitched, filled with vintage garland and little hand painted and ribboned packages. There's a collection of wedding lace on the cover...some from vintage wedding dresses...how fun!
Quite a few of the interior pages feature elements already done for your...pockets, flowers, stamped images, a glittered star garland, a wreath and an applique frame...definitely a bigger start than some!When you order this beautiful album, you can feel good that you've got a real jump start on the holiday season...which means more time to shop, decorate, bake...or whatever you love to do to get ready.This hand sewn fabric French stitched book can be yours for just $137, plus shipping. To order, simply click on the Buy Now button below.SOLD. THANK YOU!OK, that's it for now...but check back. There are still lots of parts and pieces in my box...and I'm still feeling compelled to create so there will be some new books and albums coming soon.As always, thanks for your orders and your referrals to friends and family.From my studio to yours,Carol

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